Guarantee and Design Parameters

Behm Design guarantees your satisfaction with our building plans and they may be returned for refund according to our RETURN POLICY. Additionally, Behm Design guarantees all plansets acceptable by your building department for successful building permit review/approval, within the design parameters listed below, for the use intended, within the scope of information provided.

We design our plans to be useable in most US locations and not for areas with extreme environmental conditions (except for the California Seismic Zone 4 Plans, which are CBC compliant ).

Design Parameters

• International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), Uniform Building Code (UBC) Compliance
  
• Assumed maximum 100 mph wind, 3 second gust
  (note: a few of the older plans were designed for 85 mph wind)
• Assumed moderate wind exposure "B"
  
• Most designs prescriptively code compliant
  
• Assumed basically flat building site
  
• Assumed stable, durable soil conditions
  
• Assumed maximum seismic category C or zone 3 risk
  
• Maximum 30 #/sf snow load
  

Our Guarantee does not apply in the following circumstance

• Topgraphy, substandard soils, or drainage problems require design modifications
  
• Snow, wind, seismic conditions require structural and drawing modifications
  
• Where plansets have been modified in any way
  
• Where state requires compliance with a state-specific energy code (such data may be added to plansets as required)
  

Important Notes for Our Customers